बाबा

See also: बाबू and बाबु

Hindi

Etymology

Imitative of baby talk. Compare Persian بابا (bâbâ), Arabic بَابَا (bābā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.bɑː/, [bäː.bäː]

Noun

बाबा • (bābā) m (Urdu spelling بابا)

  1. dad, papa
  2. paternal grandfather
    Synonym: दादा (dādā)
  3. (vocative, respectful) a male elder
  4. (vocative, endearing) a small child

Declension

Declension of बाबा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बाबा
bābā 		बाबा
bābā
oblique बाबा
bābā 		बाबाओं
bābāõ
vocative बाबा
bābā 		बाबाओ
bābāo

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bäbä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बाबा

Noun

बाबा • (bābā) m

  1. father
    Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बा (bā), पिता (pitā), बाबु (bābu)
  2. term of address to father.

References

  • “बाबा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
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